Using solder instead of brazing rod?

[y5mgisi]

So my buddy has this buick that we are repairing the winshield frame on(rust) and we need to fill in lots of little "pin holes" that dont actually go all the way throug to the other side. We tryed brazing it but we felt that it was getting the metal too hot and was starting to warp it. We did a little test with some solder (standard electronic stuff) and it seams great but now we are concerned that it might get too hot for it in the summer. I belive the solder we are using has a melting point of about 400*F. Think it would be ok to just use the solder? And no as a rule we are not red neck repair types, we just honestly think this is the best option in our situation.

 

[dyeager535]

Apparently lead was the old school (pre-bondo) way of doing body repair. I know a guy that rebuilt a British "sports car" and he used lead for the body work.

Did you try searching (yahoo or the "other" search engine) lead body repair or something like that online?

I forgot about this, can you even get lead solder anymore readily? If you can, you'd probably not want any sort of flux in it if doing body repair.

If you do some research, I'd be real curious to know what you find!

 

[Clod_King]

I worked with a Neufy for a week before he quit, and said he was taught (roughly) how to do leading. Said it was UBER difficult.

But he is also a neuf....

That being said I don't know how difficult it would be to get your hands on some lead that can be used for body work.....

 

[Clod_King]

I found this site on leading. Quick summary but gives you an idea....


http://www.autorestorationandclassics.com/metal.htm